Motorola scraps LapDock peripheral October 9, 2012 - 21:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Motorola has discontinued its LapDock peripheral, a docking accessory that turns the Atrix smartphone into a laptop, Digital Spy said. The Google-owned firm said that there is not enough demand for the hardware, and announced that its upcoming handsets will not include the software required for compatibility. Motorola's LapDock enabled Atrix users to carry out many of the functions of a portable PC via the Webtop application, offering full keyboard support and a slim form factor. "While consumers around the world have adopted Webtop and the concept spurred a lot of innovation in the industry, the adoption has not been strong enough to justify continued resources being allocated to developing Webtop on future devices," read a statement from Motorola. "We have also seen development of the Android operating system focus on the inclusion of more desktoplike features. Beginning with Photon Q and Droid Razr M/Droid Razr HD/Droid Razr Maxx HD, we will no longer be including Webtop on our products moving forward." Motorola unveiled the Razr M full screen phone, the Droid Razr HD, and the "live-forever" Droid Razr Maxx HD last month. Partner news  Top stories Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in 2012 after being slammed with criticism over the working conditions at Foxconn. It’s not the first time Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been interested in the New York-based hipster blogging service. The number of new smartphones delivered with Android jumped to 162.1 million in the first three months in 2013. “We believe Samsung generates more revenue and profit from the Android platform than Google does,” Neil Mawston said.   Partner news |  Latest news "The Fades" actor to star in Ryan Gosling's "How to Catch a Monster"  Centered around a landscape of a disappearing city, the film follows a single mother who finds herself in a gloomy fantasy underworld.Israel calling off UNESCO mission to Jerusalem "Israel has cancelled the delegation," which was due to have arrived the same day, a foreign ministry official said.1st look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in "Long Walk to Freedom" The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, who will play Winnie Mandela.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland. |
